King air 200 experiences an engine seizure while in cruise and goes into automatic feather mode.

Attributes
ACN	263510
Time
Date	199401
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gqo
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 840
ASRS Report	263510
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Cruising at FL240 the left engine on the king air 200 made a screeching whine, flames were seen out of the exhaust and the propellers stopped, feathered. I cut off the fuel and closed the fire wall shutoff valve for the left side. Once the rest of the shutdown procedures were completed, my copilot advised center that we had lost an engine. We were vectored to chattanooga, lovell field, and landed there without incident. An emergency was not declared, but the fire crews were there at their own discretion. It was not immediately obvious what had happened to the engine, except that it had ceased. The engine was taken apart and it was discovered that parts of the compressor turbine had entered the power turbine, all the vanes in the compressor section had rubbed the casing and #2 bearing had come apart. Feb/xx/94 a metallurgical report on the compressor turbine wheel showed signs of overaging, but no conclusive answer as to why. The NTSB 830.5(3) requests notification of failure of a turbine engine except for compressor and turbine blades and vanes as in our case, but I would like to have this on file with you.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: KING AIR 200 EXPERIENCES AN ENG SEIZURE WHILE IN CRUISE AND GOES INTO AUTO FEATHER MODE.

Narrative: CRUISING AT FL240 THE L ENG ON THE KING AIR 200 MADE A SCREECHING WHINE, FLAMES WERE SEEN OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THE PROPS STOPPED, FEATHERED. I CUT OFF THE FUEL AND CLOSED THE FIRE WALL SHUTOFF VALVE FOR THE L SIDE. ONCE THE REST OF THE SHUTDOWN PROCS WERE COMPLETED, MY COPLT ADVISED CTR THAT WE HAD LOST AN ENG. WE WERE VECTORED TO CHATTANOOGA, LOVELL FIELD, AND LANDED THERE WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN EMER WAS NOT DECLARED, BUT THE FIRE CREWS WERE THERE AT THEIR OWN DISCRETION. IT WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE ENG, EXCEPT THAT IT HAD CEASED. THE ENG WAS TAKEN APART AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT PARTS OF THE COMPRESSOR TURBINE HAD ENTERED THE PWR TURBINE, ALL THE VANES IN THE COMPRESSOR SECTION HAD RUBBED THE CASING AND #2 BEARING HAD COME APART. FEB/XX/94 A METALLURGICAL RPT ON THE COMPRESSOR TURBINE WHEEL SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERAGING, BUT NO CONCLUSIVE ANSWER AS TO WHY. THE NTSB 830.5(3) REQUESTS NOTIFICATION OF FAILURE OF A TURBINE ENG EXCEPT FOR COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE BLADES AND VANES AS IN OUR CASE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ON FILE WITH YOU.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.